Peter, have you considered a BMW 2002? Its curb weight is around 2250 pounds. Not sure about the GVW, but I'm sure it's over 3000. Not sure why that number is critical to you, so pardon if that excludes the 2002.
Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator Sent: 23 January, 2013 4:06 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Seeking donor models for an under 3000lb conversion On 23 Jan 2013 at 16:53, Peter Crisitello wrote: > I'm sorry, but everything you just stated as a negative are the main > reasons I still drive my Studebakers. No apology needed! That's what free choice is all about. I have nothing against Studebakers. My family owned an aging, rusty 1950 Commander for a while. (If I understood Jim Tervort aright, that car's 3- speed manual trans is the same one that found its way into the much later Comuta-Van EV.) >From what I can tell, the Lark was OK. One of my neighbors had one in the 1960s and seemed satisfied. On an entirely different note, seeing an Avant still makes me drool a bit. ;-) But then, so does seeing a Saab Sonnet. Speaking of which, I wonder if a Sonnet would have the GVWR the OP is seeking. It was pretty tiny and light. Uh, make that pretty, tiny, and light. ;-) Or how about an Opel GT? I can't find a GVWR, but with a curb weight of 1860lb and only 2 seats, I'd expect it to be well under 3000lb. Another veteran to investigate might be a Fiat. I see a GVWR of 2789lb for a '69 Fiat 124 Sport Spider. GVWR of a similar 1973 1600 model is 2822lb. GVWR of a '72 Fiat 850 Spider was only 2061lb, curb weight 1642lb. Sleek. Indeed, most any truly small 2-place car is likely to have a sub-3000lb GVWR. A first-generation (1990-98) Miata has a GVWR of 2623lb, for example. Finding a light car becomes more challenging as the model year advances, however. For example, the 2013 Miata just misses the mark at 3078lb. David Roden EVDL Administrator http://www.evdl.org/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
